I have installed Ubuntu(14.04) in Virtual Box ; in my Macbook Pro(Yosemite, Late 2013, 15 inch). I want to use GNOME Desktop instead of Unity.
When I login to GNOME Desktop, I have an empty Panel at ...

I am currently running elementary Os Freya (based on ubuntu 14.04) and I was wondering the best way to enable multitouch gestures for my external Logitech Trackpad T650.
I tried to install Ginn and ...

I am still able to use a mouse however, but the touchpad will not respond. Toggling the on/off button for the trackpad on my keyboard does not change anything. I haven't seen anything that permanently ...

So, I just got a new laptop, and because of that I set aside my Ubuntu laptop for a few days. The last time I used it was Tuesday and it worked 100% perfectly.
Flash forward to today, I just started ...

I'm in the market for a wireless touchpad that can make complete use of ubuntu's multitouch features. It needs to be able to detect at least 4 fingers to do so. I had a notebook a while back with a ...

In Windows (and OS X as well), when I need to select some text or drag something around, I tap and hold one finger on my trackpad, and then move another finger over it. This is especially useful when ...

I have a Surface Pro with the type keyboard using Ubuntu 14.04. It mostly works fine; however, anytime I click the left mouse button on the trackpad this annoying popup with a trackpad and X appears ...

Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS on a Macbook Air.
Using exactly two fingers on the trackpad, then double tapping with either third finger brings up the same menu as Alt-Tab does.
Is it possible to turn off this ...

I have had Ubuntu installed on my yoga 11s for a 6 months now, but ever since I upgraded to 14.10 the trackpad has been intermittent. It'll work sometimes right out of boot, but lately it hasn't work ...

I recently installed Ubuntu on laptop here, an Asus uh I'm not 100% sure on the model, if there's a way to get the model number without reading that tiny number on the bottom, I'll do that and edit ...

My Macbook's trackpad will randomly stop working (frequency seems to be every couple weeks) and the only way I've found to fix it is to reboot. I'd file a bug report, but I'm not sure what component ...

My laptop (an Aorus x3 plus) has a hardware keyboard combo to turn the trackpad on and off (FN + F10). Since I reinstalled 14.04 this combination does not activate my touchpad, which usefully appears ...

My computer is locking up while I'm using the trackpad. It seems to occur most after I install graphics drivers on a fresh install of ubuntu. It has occured once on a fresh install of 14.10. It also ...

Just installed Lubuntu 14.10 on Toshiba Satellite A305-S6872. Cursor is immediately in middle of screen and will not move. Is there something I can do from the terminal that will fix the issue? The ...

I have a new Lenovo Yoga 2 11" convertible laptop, and it has, from what I can tell, an Elantech touchpad. Two-finger scrolling and two-finger tapping work great in Windows and Fedora, but don't work ...

I've just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Mac Mini with the Apple magic trackpad and it's been working flawlessly, but I had a question about the trackpad.
The two finger scrolling and everything works, ...

I dual boot between 14.04 and Windows 7 professional on a Sony Vaio SVF15AA1QM.
When starting Ubuntu I found that the cursor would only move when the touchpad was clicked and held down. In addition: ...

I have just had this issue pop up today. Everything has been fine for the last few months I've been using Ubuntu but today it seems like I would be scrolling/moving my mouse pointer using the trackpad ...

As the title implies, I have an issue with the build in keyboard and trackpad on my laptop. Sometimes, when I turn on the computer, the keyboard and trackpad won't work. I can connect a USB mouse, and ...

I recently bought a used Lenovo T410 specifically to try Ubuntu but I'm having really frustrating problems with the trackpad. It seems to randomly lose the ability to click with any of the buttons or ...

After a lot of work, I finally managed to get my Apple Magic Trackpad to work on Ubuntu, by ditching the default bluetooth app for Blueman. The problem is, every time I start up my machine, I have to ...

It's almost random, but most of the time, if I swipe from right to left on the touchpad of my keyboard, it opens the photo search. I have not been able to locate any setting/tweak that explains this ...

I tried for several hours to make my Macbook Pro's trackpad feel "right" in ubuntu. I tried a number of synclient settings recommended by various blog articles and forum posts, and also tried playing ...

I just bought a Logitech track-pad for my computer and I was curious if apart from a few basic actions and gestures I could add more in a simple way? Like maybe a close application gesture? any help ...

My Ubuntu machine was working all right since a long time but today when I switched it on, it's greeted me oddly, it allowed me to open my user id but after that it's been (kinda) hijacked.
The mouse ...

This is a followup question to Touchpad not recognized on new Ultrabook
In that question, asker had trouble with the trackpad not working on Samsung ATIV Book 9 2014 Edition (NP930X5J/NP940X5J) with ...